Strawberry White Chocolate Cookie Pie

1 18-oz pkg cookie dough (chocolate chip or white chocolate chip, if they make it)
OR
Your favorite cookie dough recipe (I made white chocolate chip)
1 lb fresh strawberries
1 8-oz pkg cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
¾ tsp almond extract
¼ cup sugar
2 squares Ghirardelli white chocolate (or dark chocolate)
½ tsp shortening

In greased 9-inch pie plate, slice cookie dough and press into bottom. If you made your own, you will have too much, so arrange dough for 1 dozen cookies on a cookie sheet, then press the rest into the pie plate. Bake at 350 for about 22 minutes, until brown.

Combine cream cheese, softened, with vanilla, almond, and sugar. Spread on top of cooled cookie pie. Just before serving, cut tops off of strawberries, and place strawberries (point up) all over top of cream cheese layer. Microwave white chocolate with shortening for about 20 seconds. Stir. If not melted, continue in 10- or 15-second intervals. When melted, drizzle on top of pie.